The inns in the City That Never Sleeps were all engraved with soundproofing arrays, ensuring complete silence inside despite the bustling crowds outside!
When Schnauzer woke up, he was still somewhat disoriented. He remembered treating Shisan to a meal, and then… he couldn’t recall anything after that!
But it didn’t matter – he was used to it!
Staying in a clean inn with his Cosmos pouch still intact and clothes not lost was perfectly fine!
Indeed, traveling with companions was much safer!
Xiao Zhuang woke up to see the Husky patting himself all over. “Brother Xue, we haven’t paid the inn yet. Remember to tip the waiter later!
You passed out completely after dinner – they had to carry you upstairs.”
Schnauzer nodded cheerfully. “Of course, of course. Shisan, are you going back to sleep?
If you’re not tired, let’s go have breakfast. I’ll buy you some new clothes afterward.
You should also get a small purse. If I ever pass out like that again, at least you won’t go hungry!”
Xiao Zhuang immediately beamed with joy, his eyes crinkling into mere slits. “Brother Xue, you’re truly amazing!
Don’t worry, I may be just an Immortal Second Generation, but when I find my Father, I’ll make sure he repays you properly.”
Schnauzer waved his hand generously. “We’re good brothers – no need for formalities with me!
I’m heading to participate in the Five Major Sects’ disciple selection anyway, so bringing you along is no trouble at all. How much could a little kid like you possibly spend!”
Well, you’re certainly straightforward!
After getting up, the two requested water for washing up. Schnauzer paid the room fee and tipped the waiter, then cheerfully led his young friend clothes shopping.
The clothes Xiao Zhuang was wearing were actually modified from Lao Hei’s old garments – no proper sewing involved, just tearing off sections and tying them with cloth strips for makeshift wear!
Back in modern times, this guy had always worn bizarre outfits, particularly his “mom-will-kill-me” series whenever he returned home, so he hadn’t particularly noticed anything wrong with his current clothing.
His non-mainstream fashion choices had only been to annoy his Father, not because he actually enjoyed that style. Now that someone was offering to buy him new clothes, he naturally wanted proper ones.
Xiao Zhuang resembled Zhuang Feibai in appearance, and being still young, he had that jade-like, adorable quality about him.
The shop owner’s wife fell in love with him at first sight, not only giving him a discount but also throwing in numerous small accessories.
Schnauzer, with his simple-minded generosity and ample funds, bought five complete sets of clothing, shoes, socks, underwear, and sleepwear, then asked the shop owner’s wife to help dress the boy up!
Indeed, clothes make the man as a saddle makes the horse. The shop owner’s wife dressed Xiao Zhuang in an imitation version of the Evergreen Sect disciple uniform.
The sky-blue scholar’s robe adorned with dark green bamboo leaves made the young boy’s skin appear even more jade-like.
The shop owner’s wife looked proudly at her handiwork. “Although I can’t stand those pedantic scholars from the Evergreen Sect among the Five Major Sects, their Sect uniforms are truly beautiful!”
Xiao Zhuang found this somewhat strange. “Beautiful elder sister, aren’t Sect uniforms supposed to be sect symbols?” Won’t they cause trouble for copying them?”
The shop owner’s wife laughed dismissively. “Whether in the mortal world or the Monster World, everyone loves to follow the clothing styles of the Five Major Sects.
These imitations are only superficial anyway – maybe fifty or sixty percent similar at best. They don’t have time to bother with such trivial matters!
Take this Gentleman Bamboo pattern young master is wearing – the authentic version uses their Sect’s unique Thousand-thread Brocade. The bamboo patterns on the real uniform even have shadow effects – completely unmistakable.”
Xiao Zhuang nodded. If even the imitation was this beautiful, how stunning must the authentic version with shadow effects be!
However, no matter how beautiful it was, Xiao Zhuang declined the matching hair ribbon and asked the shop owner’s wife to replace it with a sky-blue one.
Anything could be green except his head – that was a matter of principle!
Schnauzer kept praising how handsome Xiao Zhuang looked and generously bought him a small purse!
Although the small pouch was only the size of a palm, it cost more than five sets of clothing.
This item was a simplified version of the Cosmos pouch, something only monsters who practiced artifact refining cultivation methods could make!
Its storage space wasn’t large—just enough for about a dozen outfits and two bundles—yet it wasn’t something anyone could afford.
Five sets of brocade clothing with accessories had cost one low-grade Spirit Stone, while this small pouch required one mid-grade Spirit Stone, equivalent to fifty sets of clothing. This was already extremely expensive!
Xiao Zhuang looked at the Husky with some confusion. Was this silly dog being too good to him?
The money spent on him during this trip would be enough to support an ordinary family of five for two years. Even a Husky—no, even a silly roe deer wouldn’t be this foolish!
Despite his doubts, he currently had little combat capability. Revealing the truth would bring him no benefits.
For now, he should take advantage of whatever benefits came his way. Getting to the bottom of this would have to wait until he mastered his divine skills.
The city they were currently in was Jiubo City, located in the western part of the Monster World. To reach the human realm, they needed to pass through the Cross-Realm Gate.
The Cross-Realm Gate was located in Luoyun City far to the south—a long journey requiring crossing at least two mountains, one river, and three cities!
There were only two ways to travel faster: first, by using the city lord’s residence’s teleportation array; second, by crossing the nearby Chiyan Mountain to reach Qianyu City!
Qianyu City was a settlement of the bird tribe, who offered flight transportation services!
If you didn’t like being carried in flight, they could also provide flying magical instruments. As long as you had Spirit Stones, reaching the Cross-Realm Gate in one day wouldn’t be a problem!
Using the city lord’s residence’s teleportation array was out of the question—two insignificant little monsters like them wouldn’t have that kind of face!
Most monsters’ true forms were much larger than their human forms. Transforming to travel at night in the wilderness was feasible, but doing so in broad daylight was not.
Xiao Zhuang watched the Husky enthusiastically purchasing a carriage and felt speechless.
Even though this guy was a Husky, he had been raised in a wolf pack! How come he hadn’t developed the habit of being active at night and resting during the day?
Traveling by rickety carriage through Chiyan Mountain would take at least three to four days. If this guy could transform and carry him, one night would be enough!
After finalizing the carriage purchase, Schnauzer scratched his head apologetically. “Sorry, Shisan. My mother was too strict with me when I was young, so my sleep schedule became too regular!
If I weren’t afraid of suddenly falling asleep halfway, we wouldn’t need to take a carriage.”
Xiao Zhuang’s mouth twitched involuntarily. Lao Hei’s sister had such a gentle name, yet her parenting style turned out to be this fierce.
The carriage in the Monster World wasn’t much different from what he’d seen in movies. Since neither of them knew how to drive a carriage, the wealthy Young Master Xue also hired a coachman from a employment agency.
The road from Chiyan Mountain to Qianyu City wasn’t particularly difficult. The restless Husky sat beside the coachman chatting, occasionally getting inspired to learn how to drive for a stretch.
Seeing even a Husky being so studious, Xiao Zhuang felt too embarrassed to slack off. While pretending to sleep, he mentally called out to the System.
The System’s voice carried both excitement and exhaustion!
This little System was quite hopeless—knowing that points kept accumulating steadily, yet unable to resist constantly checking the values!
The cultivation methods it found for its host kept changing repeatedly. This morning when the Wrath Points reached 100,000, the 80,000 Wrath Points cultivation method found last night had to be discarded again.
The agony and joy combined—who could understand this feeling!
Xiao Zhuang didn’t want to understand. He thought this System was purely insane!
“Wrath Points aren’t just for exchanging cultivation methods. Wouldn’t it be better to exchange for rare treasures to improve physical attributes?
Or how about some legendary divine weapons—like the Heaven-Reliant Sword or the Dragon-Slaying Saber?”
How about getting me an AK47 instead? I feel like I could sweep through half the Cultivation World with that.
Why do you insist on stubbornly clinging to Cultivation Methods?
Just find me the kind that’s incredibly powerful when mastered, but maybe only one in a hundred thousand people can actually succeed in practicing it.
At worst, I’ll just put all the Wrath Points I earn from now on into comprehension—I refuse to believe I can’t master one method through sheer stubbornness!
If that doesn’t work, broaden your thinking a bit! Look into anime tropes and get me a pair of Sharingan eyes or something!
Think outside the box, widen your perspective!
As someone who makes a living by pissing people off, ordinary Cultivation Methods just don’t suit my style.
Even “100% Empty Hand Blade Catch” isn’t quirky enough for me—I’d prefer a “100% Millennium Assault”!
Whether it’s the leaders of the Five Major Sects or the Demon Kings and Lords, they’d all have to clench their butt cheeks when they see me.
Or how about making anyone I glare at get pregnant!
I’ll take both the pure white lotus from Yanyu Pavilion and the fiery bombshell from Crimson Flame Sect!
Then I’ll open maternity and baby stores near both of their Sects—guaranteed profit!